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Tarana · 07-07-2016, 09:12 PM

My new Basic Kindle arrived today. I bought one in white. It's as advertised. I'm happy with it. I tested the Bluetooth reading option and the voice is the same quality as the one on my Kindle HDX, so that is excellent (I have days where I am unable to read, so I use TTS then).

It definitely feels lighter than my old 6" basic kindle (5th generation). I'm still debating whether to get the magnetic cover for it or not. Those aren't even available until next week.

For those of you who don't know, the basic kindle does not have its own light. As a result, they can use a lower DPI and it looks and reads GREAT! Once you add an internal light, you need the higher DPI or it washes out.

I still wish that they could add ONE more size slightly smaller than the top 2 type sizes. You go from big to huge in one step and I really need it a bit in between.

07-07-2016, 09:12 PM	#85
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	My new Basic Kindle arrived today. I bought one in white. It's as advertised. I'm happy with it. I tested the Bluetooth reading option and the voice is the same quality as the one on my Kindle HDX, so that is excellent (I have days where I am unable to read, so I use TTS then). It definitely feels lighter than my old 6" basic kindle (5th generation). I'm still debating whether to get the magnetic cover for it or not. Those aren't even available until next week. For those of you who don't know, the basic kindle does not have its own light. As a result, they can use a lower DPI and it looks and reads GREAT! Once you add an internal light, you need the higher DPI or it washes out. I still wish that they could add ONE more size slightly smaller than the top 2 type sizes. You go from big to huge in one step and I really need it a bit in between. Last edited by Tarana; 07-08-2016 at 12:32 AM.